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Household of Robert Smith (born 1840, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Islington, London,Middlesex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Smith and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Smith, born in 1840 in Thaxted, Essex, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Harriett Smith, born in 1838 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England. They had 5 children; Adelaide (born 1865 in Islington, Middlesex, England), William (born 1867 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Harriett (born 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England), Alice (born 1873 in Islington, Middlesex, England) and Florence (born 1878 in Islington, Middlesex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Boarder, Henry Cooper, born in 1862 in Middlesex, England.


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Robert Smith's household

Male

Robert

Smith

Head
Female

Harriett

Smith

Wife
Female

Adelaide

Smith

Daughter
Male

William

Smith

Son
Female

Harriett

Smith

Daughter
Female

Alice

Smith

Daughter
Female

Florence

Smith

Daughter
Male

Henry

Cooper

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Smith
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Thaxted, Essex, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Smith

Head

Married

41

1840

Thaxted, Essex, England

Harriett

Smith

Wife

Married

43

1838

Shoreditch, Middlesex, England

Adelaide

Smith

Daughter

Single

16

1865

Islington, Middlesex, England

William

Smith

Son

Single

14

1867

Islington, Middlesex, England

Harriett

Smith

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Islington, Middlesex, England

Alice

Smith

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Islington, Middlesex, England

Florence

Smith

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Islington, Middlesex, England

Henry

Cooper

Boarder

Single

19

1862

Middlesex, England

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